Said Dr Ibrahim: “Because the stomach is where you process your food, diet comes into play. pylori can cause stomach ulcers, and sometimes, chronic stomach ulceration can increase the risk of stomach cancer,” said Dr Ibrahim. The good news, however, is that stomach cancer does not occur very often in our country, with less than five cases in 100,000 people. Treatment optionsThe first thing Dr Ibrahim does upon suspecting a diagnosis of stomach cancer is to conduct an endoscopy and biopsy. He added that as not many Malaysian gastrointestinal surgeons have trained in D2 surgery, most stomach cancer patients here tend to undergo the more simple gastrectomy, which only removes the stomach.

Source: The Star February 12, 2018 00:00 UTC